National Science Foundation Employee Directory
Research ServicesVirginia, United States1001-5000 Employees
The National Science Foundation is an independent U.S. federal agency established by Congress in 1950 with a mandate to advance scientific knowledge and to support the health, welfare, and defense of the nation. It operates within the research services space by funding basic research across colleges and universities and by acting as a principal source of federal backing in disciplines such as mathematics, computer science, and the social sciences. Each year NSF awards thousands of research grants through a rigorous merit-review process, typically lasting about three years, and it also funds essential research infrastructure that individual researchers could not obtain alone. NSF's primary beneficiaries are academic institutions and researchers, along with the broader science and engineering community that relies on its support for both research projects and the facilities that enable them. A core part of its remit is improving science and engineering education from pre-K through graduate school and beyond. The agency is headquartered in Alexandria, Virginia, and operates as a national organization with a cross-disciplinary focus across STEM fields and related disciplines.
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